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Using the Chatroom Spreadsheet

Included with the program is a spreadsheet called Script Generator.xlsx. This sheet can make writing dialogue easier. The first tab in the spreadsheet is called Chatroom Instructions and explains how the CHATROOM TEMPLATE tab is used. As much as possible, the spreadsheet will try to check off the correct boxes for you and notify you when you've made a mistake like typing a character's name wrong.

The tab tutorial_6_meeting also has examples right from the corresponding .rpy file of how the dialogue for that chatroom was written using the spreadsheet.

In general, you should create a copy of the CHATROOM TEMPLATE tab, then fill it in with your desired dialogue. Don't forget that messages such as 707 has entered the chatroom are handled with function calls -- see Useful Chatroom Functions for more.

Once you're happy with your chatroom and want to try it out, look at Setting up Sequential Chatrooms to see how to get the chatroom to show up in the program.